Bushnell Theater Blog Post

The Bushnell Theater was amazing. The play was even better! My favorite part was how the actor played so many different parts at once and never lost character. The story really hit home for me because discrimination and racial profiling still happens today. The amount of criticism and bullying people go through just because of the color of their skin is insane. I do like how she played so many parts and how she could switch her voices and emotions so fast. One thing I can learn from her is to just have fun while performing but also never loose focus. Another thing I learned was that not everyone in the audience will interpret the play the same. Everyone has different opinions on what's going on. Everyone seemed to get the moral of the story but when it came to what's wrong and right, everyone has different opinions on the matter. I could relate this to my experience with Romeo and Juliet because even though I was not there to preform it, I had a hard time staying in character when I first started. Becoming the role can be hard. Naturally I am a bubbly person, and when I had to do a serious scene I had to make some major adjustments to my attitude and personality. I am not sure if anyone else is familiar with the phrase "Two faced." It basically means that you act different around different group of people. That's how I feel while performing Romeo and Julie because naturally I am bubbly but around the audience and cast members I am serious at that exact moment. Another thing I really liked about her and the play she performed was the fact that when she messed up she never apologized for it or took  a long pause. She would either continue in or just start that line over. Although she did not write the book, she filled the shoes very well and each character was proven to be amazing. I have to say, I could feel the emotion she portrayed very well and it made me question whether or not she received any harsh treatment from anyone throughout her life. My sister who happens to be half black has been discriminated against before, it seems like the color of our skin represents who we are. But we didn't chose to look like this. It's crazy the amount of racial profiling that still goes in today.